Fall 2026

Rigor, Reproducibility and Becoming an Effective Researcher

PHMCOL-M 739 teaches rigor in scientific research design, reproducibility of biomedical findings, and professional communication skills for first-year graduate students.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Aaron LebeauFran Alvarado GuillenNathan Sherer

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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PHMCOL-M 739

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Experimental design and methodology
  • Research reproducibility
  • Professional communication
  • Mentorship dynamics

Skills

  • Experimental design and analysis rigor
  • Research reproducibility
  • Professional communication and presentation
  • Mentorship relationship building

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PHMCOL-M 739 · Fall 2026

Rigor, Reproducibility and Becoming an Effective Researcher

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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